Holly's Journal

It's Poll Day!!! - Wrecked Poll for Friday, Sept 21st

2007-09-21T13:50:28Z

1. What band did you see before they were famous? Skid Row opened for Bon Jovi
2. What’s your favorite novelty ice cream? (like the things on a stick or in a wrapper) Orange CreamCicle
3. When’s the last time you were locked out of something? Goodness…. The last time I can remember, was when Lance was an infant I locked him in the car with the keys in the car, good thing the car was running so he had air. I had a policeman jimmy it for me.
4. What’s the strangest way you’ve met a new friend or partner? Can‘t think of anything L
5. BTTW / WTTW Best – It’s FRIDAY!! / Worst – getting reprimanded by MLT
6. Top 3 Audio – did not listen to much this week

"Gifty Poll" - This Week's Wrecked Poll

2007-09-14T17:31:40Z

1. What’s the most creative gift you’ve received, or know of someone receiving?
An old friend of mine was a huge Mickey Mouse fan (like me) her husband created her a necklace of a Mickey head of all little diamonds
2. What’s your favorite store/web site to shop for gifts?
Amazon.com –I can almost always find what I want, and you can research the items and see what others think about it - I also have a wish list here.
3. Obligatory food: Describe the best meal you’ve had recently.
I can’t think of anything
4. Obligatory music: What’s the last album (or song from an album) you played that was released in the 80s?
Metallica - Black
5. BTTW/WTTW (Best Thing of The Week / Worst Thing of The Week)
BTTW – Today is Friday (I write that every week, I know)
WTTW – Skylar got a flu shot and had a bad reaction
6. Top 3 Audio (this can be songs, albums, podcasts, or anything else you’ve listened to this week)
Chris Daughtry singing Bon Jovi’s ‘Dead or Alive’
7. What Item keeps appearing each year on your Christmas list?
Sewing Machine; Books – Stephen King, Nora Roberts, Harry Potter; Movies – Stephen King, Friends, ER, Grey’s Anatomy; Jewelry – any and all

"Three Poll" (this week's poll)

2007-09-07T14:39:42Z

1. Name 3 Old 97’s songs (album version) that, to you, are skippers. – I will use Breaking Benjamin (I don’t even know 1 song by the Old 97’s) from the album ‘We Are Not Alone’ I might skip, Simple Design, Firefly & Believe, but only because they have some really hard parts that I am not always in the mood for, other than those I like them all from all albums.

2. Last 3 books you read. And how were they? – Stardust by Neil Gaiman – it’s great, a fairy tale for adults; Short Stories by Neil Gaiman – did not care for it too much (still reading it though) lots of stories that don’t really make any sense or are a spin off of some other story (three billing goats gruff is one of them); Lisey’s Story by Stephen King – loved it, about a lady whose husband, who was a famous writer, he dies and it is telling her story about dealing with people who want his work and flash backs of their life together

3. 3 items you’ve purchased on eBay. Be specific. – Italian Charms, lots of different ones, Mickey Mouse, Hearts, Smilies, Peace Sign; Mickey Mouse Necklace that I wore for my wedding, ‘diamonds’ one big one for the face and two smaller ones for the ears; a ‘lot’ of Maternity Clothes, pants, shorts & tops

4. 3 things you’re presently proud of. My son Lance, My daughter Skylar and my husband Kevin

5. 3 best things this week / 3 worst things this week – Best – it’s Friday, maid is coming today, no plans for the weekend; Worst – I forgot to send a rollout to book and had to tell my bosses boss – that’s all that was bad that I can remember

Top 3 Audio – nothing stands out

This Weeks Wrecked Poll

2007-08-31T13:26:39Z

On Fridays I... relax

This weekend better... be fun

I'd really like to just... sleep

I've been thinking a lot about... death

One of the best times I've had this year is... Nickleback, Daughtry, Puddle of Mudd Concert

I can't wait until... I buy my next house

I'm not sure whether... I believe in fate

BTTW/WTTW (Best/Worst Things of The Week)... Best – today is Friday; Worst – hardly any sleep

Top 3 Audio... Metallica, One; Breaking Benjamin, Away; Listening to my radio full blast this morning (I don’t remember what song I was listening to)

Christmas Survey

2007-08-28T22:31:46Z

I want to do a survey so I can start thinking about Christmas presents, because I always put them off, and I want to put more thought into this year's gifts. So, please take the time to answer a few questions. Thanks! :)

1. What is your favorite color?                Blue

2. What are your favorite stores in which to shop?                 Cheap ones :)

2a. At those stores, what section do you spend the most time in?           Clearance

3. If money weren't a consideration, what would be at the top of your Christmas wish list? A new house

4. What was your favorite gift that you received as a child?                    A Stuffed Q-Bert doll

4a. What is the most memorable gift you've ever received?                     A Pocelain Doll from my Mother

5. Who are your favorite musicians?                       Breaking Benjamin, Daughtry

6. What is your vice or bad habit that you love?                      I don’t have one :(

7. What hobbies do you have?                Scrap booking (when I have time)

7a. What hobbies would you like to have?              Playing on the computer, Bicycling, Running

8. Do you collect anything?                     Anything Mickey Mouse & Stephen King DVD’s

8a. If so, is it something from a certain maker, or do you collect anything in that category (e.g. collecting all dolls vs. collecting Barbie dolls)?                   See Above

9. Where do you enjoy eating the most?                  Sushi & Italian Restaurants

9a. What kind of food do you not get to enjoy as often as you'd like?                    Sushi & Italian

10. Is there anything you particularly don't like (e.g. scents, flavors, items)?                          I really like fruity smells, I do not like the taste of coconut or nuts

11. How do you feel about scented bathroom products as gifts (e.g. Bath and Body Works)?               I love them – but I don’t use them often enough

12. What item keeps reappearing each year on your Christmas list?                       A Good Sewing Machine

13. What items do you enjoy receiving year after year?                          Candles, Clothes

14. Do you have any collections?            You already asked this :)

15. What else should I know about you?                I am a horrible gift giver

16. What else should I know about gift giving?                      Give many :)

Thanks for taking the time to fill this out.

Another Survey

2007-08-22T22:28:00Z

1. Elaborate on your default icon
it is the Tower from Stephen King’s Dark Tower Book Series – my absolute favorite books

2. What's your current relationship status?
Happily Married

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
I don’t think so

4. Name an obvious quality you have.
I’m gorgeous – j/k – I am very kind hearted and loyal

5. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Nothing – my mind is blank

6. Any celeb you would marry?
Tom Cruise

7. Who will cut and paste this first?
No-one

8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
In the airport in Rochester, the guy at the News Stand said I looked like Jennifer Aniston

9. Do you wear a watch? What kind?
I do – the kind that tells time J

10. Do you have anything pierced?
My left ear is pierced 2 times, the right is pierced 3 times and my belly button in pierced once

11. Do you have any tattoos?
No, but I would like one, just don’t know where or what

12. Do you like pain?
Not at all, I am a big baby

13. Do you like to shop?
Sometimes

14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
Lunch yesterday

15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit card?
Clothes on Sunday

16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
My husband

17. What is on your desktop background?
My daughter

18. What is the background on your cell phone?
My Son

19. Do you like redheads?
I love my redheaded husband

20. Do you know any twins?
Not anymore, I did in high school, though

21. Do you have any weird relatives?
All of them are weird

22. What was the last movie you watched?
I saw Saw II last night

23. What was the last book you read?
The last book I finished was Stardust, I am currently reading, Stephen King’s ‘Lisey’s Story’ and a book of short stories by Neil Gaiman that Jet loaned to me

24. Is there such a thing as love at first sight, or it is more likely to be "lust at first sight"?
I think it is lust at first site, but I do believe you can fall in love very quickly

25. What's your favorite novel?
Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series, it is 7 books, but they are all one story

26. When was the last time you visited the street where you first lived?
A few years ago

27. Do you read your horoscope?
Not usually

28. Who's your favorite of the seven dwarves?
Hum… Sleepy, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sneezy, Dopey… who is the seventh – I would have to say Dopey is my favorite J

29. When was the last time you googled your own name?
I don’t remember

30. What was your favorite subject at school?
Math was my best – I hated school so I did not really have a favorite

31. What was your least favourite subject at school?
I detested English & Social Studies

32. Do you like having your photograph taken?
Only if I look good

33. What time were you born?
No idea

34. Ever seriously questioned your sanity?
Always

35. How many phone numbers do you have remembered and can say off the top of your head?
Many

36. Can you Limbo?
I don’t think so

37. Have you ever killed your own dinner?
I have gone fishing and caught fish, but never actually killed it

38. How long have you been living at your current residence?
About 6 months

39. What phobias do you have?
I am terrified of heights

40. What's your ideal breakfast?
Bacon, Scrambled eggs, Sausage, Hash browns and German pancakes with strawberry syrup

41. Where are you right now?
Work

42. What book or movie title best summarizes your personality?
?????

43. If you could suddenly get the skill to play any single musical instrument, which would you choose?
The piano

44. Why do you blog?
Because Jet wants me to

45. Do you have any prejudices you're willing to acknowledge?
I do not like well fair people who continue to sit on their asses and just collect from the government because they feel they can

46. What would you call your autobiography?
Boring

47. What's the longest time you've stayed out of the country/where?
A week in the Bahamas when I got married

48. Do you have nightmares frequently?
Almost never

49. If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
I think so

50. Glad this is over?
Not sure

Writer's Block: Vacation Time

2007-08-06T16:25:58Z

What was your most memorable vacation, and why?

I HAVE NEVER HAD A VACATION :(

Just because

2007-08-03T18:34:52Z

I went to Target last night to get some accessories for my new vehicle. Only found a trash bag. But I always look at the Cabbage Patch Dolls when I see them to see if any of them have my kids birthdays or names. Well I found one with Skylar's birthday, March 7, and her name is Kaitlin Tyler. I had to buy it! Erik & Darlene's kids names are Kaitlin & Tyler. I thought that was just too cool to pass up. There was one with Lances birthday, but it was a newborn girl. I did not think he would want that. So I will keep looking for a boy one born on 12/24.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

New Car

2007-08-01T20:58:53Z

I got a new car last night. It is a Dodge Caliber in Marine Blue Pearl.

YAY!!!

Fess Up Survey - I owe $395.50

2007-07-27T19:04:30Z

Fess Up!!!...and THINK BACK…
Read the "offense" and if you've done it, you owe that fine. Keep going until you've read each "offense" and added up your total fine. You don't have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine. Let me know what your fine is.

Smoked pot -- $10
Did acid -- $5
Ever had sex at church -- $25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you - $40
Had sex with someone on MySpace -- $25
Had sex for money -- $100
Ever had sex with the a Puerto Rican -- $20
Vandalized something -- $20
Had sex on your parents' bed -- $10
Beat up someone -- $20
Been jumped -- $10
Crossed dressed -- $10
Given money to stripper -- $25
Been in love with a stripper -- $20
Kissed some one who's name you didn't know -- $ 0.10
Hit on some one of the same sex while at work -- $15
Ever drive drunk -- $20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk -- $50
Used toys while having sex -- $30
Got drunk, passed out and don't remember the night before -- $20
Went skinny dipping -- $5
Had sex in a pool -- $20
Kissed someone of the same sex -- $10
Had sex with someone of the same sex -- $20
Cheated on your significant other -- $10
Masturbated -- $10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend--$20
Gave oral -- $5
Got oral -- $5
Done / got oral in a car while it was moving -- $25
Stole something -- $10
Had sex with someone in jail -- $25
Made a nasty home video -- $15
Had a threesome -- $50
Had sex in the wild -- $20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex -- $25
Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars -- $20
Had sex with someone 10 years older -- $20
Had sex with someone under 21 and you are over 27 -- $25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time -- $50
Said you love someone but didn't mean it -- $25
Went streaking -- $5
Went streaking in broad daylight -- $15
Been arrested -- $5
Spent time in jail -- $15
Peed in the pool -- $0.50
Played spin the bottle -- $5
Done something you regret -- $20
Had sex with your best friend -- $20
Had sex with someone you work with at work -- $25
Had anal sex -- $80
Lied to your mate -- $5
Lied to your mate about the sex being good -- $25

HI

2007-07-26T17:27:11Z

ok Jet said i had to add something to this today - I am bored, bored, bored.

Here's my grocery list for today:
cat food
kitty litter
diapers
kleenex
milk
eggs
ice cream (i don't need that, but i want it)

Survey about you

2007-07-16T21:34:23Z

HI ALL,
Here is a survey that a friend of mine made. If you have time, could you fill it out? You can just email me your answers if you don't want it public or post it to your site, just give me the address where to find your answers. This is a really good survey.

My answers are

Basic info:
1. What’s your middle name? Marie

2. Where were you born? Rochester, New York

3. Where have you lived and where do you live now? Up until I was 16 I lived in my home town, then I traveled with my sister to just about every state in the North East. We would be in one place anywhere from a few days to a few months. I did that for about 2 years. Then I moved to the Houston area. And now I live in McKinney, TX

4. What do you do for work? Are you in your desired profession or are you working toward something else (what?)? I’m not exactly sure what I do. I like what I do, but hope to find something a little more exciting and challenging.

5. Do you collect anything? (If so, what?) Just about anything Mickey Mouse and Stephen King novels

6. Do you have a particular affinity for anything? I don’t think so

Growing up (childhood/teenage years):
1. What is your most vivid memory? Getting grounded by my grandmother when I was about 3 years old for not eating my spinach

2. What is the most random memory you’ve recently remembered? I don’t remember

3. What was your favorite toy (one for all of your different ‘phases’ is okay)? Cabbage Patch doll when I was 7

4. What was your favorite book? Did you read it again as an adult? How did your perception of the book change, or did it? I did not really start reading books until I was an adult.

5. Were you indoors or outdoors more often? Always Outdoors

6. What music did you listen to (again, by ‘phase’ is okay)? As a young teenager it was New Kids on the Block and Debbie Gibson type stuff. Then I moved to death metal. (big change, huh?) Then it was hard rock

7. Were you radically different as a teenager than you are now? If so, how? I was not very popular in high school, I think mostly because my grandparents raised me and I went to a very preppy school and I did not wear the ‘right’ clothes. I feel that I am more ‘popular’ now that I am grown and do not have those silly teenage things to worry about.

8. Given the choice, would you have preferred video games, board games, or the arcade? Board games

Random Questions:
1. If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why? Superman, he is invincible (as long as there is no kryptonite around)

2. What’s your favorite color and why? Blue, it is calming and I think it is the color I look the best in.

3. What type of animal is your favorite? Why? I love horses; they are refreshing to me, so free and beautiful.

4. Not considering anything except looks (ignore gas mileage, cost, etc), what vehicle would be your next purchase? The small Lexus SUV

5. Name three things you’re good at. Being a mom, not cooking, and sleeping

6. Name three hobbies that you’ve had in the past. Scrap booking, talking on the phone (as a teenagerJ), and reading

7. What hobbies are you currently pursuing? Collecting & reading Stephen King Novels – I am a member of the Stephen King Library, I only have like 10 to go

8. What kinds of music do you listen to (no cop-outs on this question… I want specifics!)? I like new country, and rock, not too soft but not real hard either.

9. Do you prefer movies or television? Why? Movies, they take you away.

10. What TV shows have you watched all episodes of? Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, ER (since season 7), Color Splash, Medium, Ugly Betty

11. What type of movie is your favorite and why? On this question, I’d like a description of the genre or style, not specific movies (but maybe as examples). Horror, I don’t really know why, I don’t really like to be scared, but I love to watch them.

12. How do you recharge when you’re physically and/or mentally worn out? Sleep – or Red Bull - I also like to just be alone and read.

13. Tell me something I don’t know about you. There is rumor that there is gypsy in my blood from my father’s side.

14. Tell me a strange habit that you have. I often hold the side of my neck while driving. I noticed that my grandmother does the same thing.

15. Write a haiku. I don’t do poems, but I’ll give it a try.

Spring is in the air
Forever wondrous feelings
Fill us with desire

16. Describe your favorite article of clothing. I don’t have one

17. Describe your favorite used-item purchase (e.g. from a thrift store, resale shop, antique store, etc). A stuffed Mickey Mouse that is old

18. What kinds of food are “comfort food” to you? Do you make it yourself, or do you preferred it prepared by someone or someplace in particular? Any kind of junk food

19. What makes you feel “old?” Does it worry you, or do you laugh about it? I don’t feel old unless my son tells me I am. It does not bother me at all. I believe that you are only as old you as let yourself feel.

20. Recommend three websites: one blog link, one serious link, and one humorous link. I don’t have any. But my favorite site is probably Amazon.com. I use it to shop, research and just browse.

Basic info:
1. What’s your middle name?
2. Where were you born?
3. Where have you lived and where do you live now?
4. What do you do for work? Are you in your desired profession or are you working toward something else (what?)?
5. Do you collect anything? (If so, what?)
6. Do you have a particular affinity for anything?

Growing up (childhood/teenage years):
1. What is your most vivid memory?
2. What is the most random memory you’ve recently remembered?
3. What was your favorite toy (one for all of your different ‘phases’ is okay)?
4. What was your favorite book? Did you read it again as an adult? How did your perception of the book change, or did it?
5. Were you indoors or outdoors more often?
6. What music did you listen to (again, by ‘phase’ is okay)?
7. Were you radically different as a teenager than you are now? If so, how?
8. Given the choice, would you have preferred video games, board games, or the arcade?

Random Questions:
1. If you could be any superhero, who would you be and why?
2. What’s your favorite color and why?
3. What type of animal is your favorite? Why?
4. Not considering anything except looks (ignore gas mileage, cost, etc), what vehicle would be your next purchase?
5. Name three things you’re good at.
6. Name three hobbies that you’ve had in the past.
7. What hobbies are you currently pursuing?
8. What kinds of music do you listen to (no cop-outs on this question… I want specifics!)?
9. Do you prefer movies or television? Why?
10. What TV shows have you watched all episodes of?
11. What type of movie is your favorite and why? On this question, I’d like a description of the genre or style, not specific movies (but maybe as examples).
12. How do you recharge when you’re physically and/or mentally worn out?
13. Tell me something I don’t know about you.
14. Tell me a strange habit that you have.
15. Write a haiku.
16. Describe your favorite article of clothing.
17. Describe your favorite used-item purchase (e.g. from a thrift store, resale shop, antique store, etc).
18. What kinds of food are “comfort food” to you? Do you make it yourself, or do you preferred it prepared by someone or someplace in particular?
19. What makes you feel “old?” Does it worry you, or do you laugh about it?
20. Recommend three websites: one blog link, one serious link, and one humorous link.

Today is the day

2007-07-10T18:38:52Z

Today is the day - to start a new journal.

This is new for me so hopefully I will get the hang of it soon enough and maybe find something interesting to post.